Hevina S. Dashwood

The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility

Mining and the Spread of Global Norms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Shows how emerging global corporate social responsibility norms influence CSR adoption, using the experience of the global mining industry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9781107437258
• ISBN-10: 1107437253
• Artikelnr.: 41377022

Autorenporträt

Hevina S. Dashwood is Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University, Canada. Her broad research and teaching interests encompass international political economy, the role of non-state actors in global governance, international public policy and Canadian foreign policy. Professor Dashwood is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining sector and has conducted case study research on Canadian mining companies' CSR in Africa and Latin America.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Theoretical explanation of CSR adoption
3. Major developments in the global mining industry
4. Noranda Inc.
5. Placer Dome Inc.
6. Barrick Gold Corporation
7. Global collaboration towards sustainable development
8. Conclusion.